• FXCM (NASDAQ:FXCM) reported Q2 EPS of $0.19, which came in below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.20 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 9.2% year-over-year to $103.4 million, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $78.0 million

• Motor company General Motors (NYSE:GM) announced that it has entered into a supply contact with battery maker A123 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:AONE) which will allow the company to sell batteries for GM’s future electric vehicles in global markets. Following this announcement, share prices of A123 Systems Inc. jumped 45.11% to close at $4.60

• Share prices of Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) increased 8.36% after the retailer of auto-parts reported its results for the second quarter that topped expectations

• Analysts at Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) upgraded its ratings on the shares of Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE:COF) from “Market Perform” rating to “Outperform” rating. Following this development, shares of the credit card issuer spiked up 7.53%